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Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon, KG, PC, DL, FZS (25 April 1862 – 7 September 1933), better known as Sir Edward Grey, was a British statesman and Liberal Party politician who was the main force behind British foreign policy in the era of the First World War.
Sir Edward Grey, 3rd Baronet (born April 25, 1862, London, England—died September 7, 1933, Fallodon, near Embleton, Northumberland, England) was a British statesman whose 11 years (1905–16) as British foreign secretary, the longest uninterrupted tenure of that office in history, were marked by the start of World War I, about which he made a ...
Dec 12, 2016 · How the war affected the life and career of Sir Edward Grey, the longest serving Foreign Secretary in British history. Learn about his mental and physical strain, his family losses, his resignation and his legacy.
Aug 1, 2014 · Sir Edward Grey, the British Foreign Secretary, delivered a historic speech in August 1914, arguing that Britain had to join the war against Germany. He faced pressure from the King, France and Belgium, and later regretted his decision.
Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon (1862–1933) "The lamps are going out all over Europe, we shall not see them lit again in our life-time", British Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey remarked to a friend on the eve of the United Kingdom's entry into the First World War.
Dec 7, 2015 · Learn how a committee of admirers raised funds and designed a fitting tribute to Sir Edward Grey, Britain's longest serving Foreign Secretary and a key figure in the First World War. The memorial, a portrait panel with an inscription, was unveiled in 1937 and restored in 2014.
Sir Edward Grey, third Baronet and first Viscount Grey of Fallodon, was the longest serving Foreign Secretary of the twentieth century, guiding Britain’s foreign policy in 1905-16. In the 1920s, he was a prominent voice on foreign affairs, and a strong supporter of Asquithian Liberalism.
